Big Sound from a small package: The Jawbone Jambox
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 11:45AM 
From moment that I started to open the box, I knew that I was going to like the Jawbone Jambox. The packaging is brilliant and has some personality to it. For those not in the know, the Jawbone Jambox is a small, portable wireless stereo speaker that can be used with a tablet, cell phone or any other device that can stream over bluetooth or through a 3.5mm stereo jack.
This little device has actually been on my wishlist for sometime, so while normally I am an early adopter for these types of things, I'm somewhat late to the party with the Jambox. As I write this post, I'm sitting in a hotel room in San Francisco, listening to my Jambox connected to my laptop through bluetooth with Pandora running. That might sound like a complicated setup, but one of the outstanding features of the Jambox is that they have really focused on simplicity and ease of use. Both in using it and connecting to it. The idea is that you connect your Jambox to your mobile phone, your iPad (or any bluetooth tablet), or your laptop. You can connect to these devices through bluetooth or via a audio cable.
Let's face it, the sound coming from the speakers of your phone, your laptop or your iPad do not provide a great listening experience. You really have to use headphones if you want decent sound. The Jambox solves this by providing quite compelling sound from such a small package. The other really great feature is that it runs on a internal lithium battery that can keep a rather impressive charge. So this thing can roll with you where-ever you want to go.
The other great feature is that it also acts as a bluetooth speaker phone. Great for a quick conference with multiple people or if you just don't want to be tied to the phone.
I've used wired portable speakers before, but the Jawbone is a clear winner for several reasons. The first is great sound (especially, considering the size of the speaker). The second is the ease of use and ease of configuration. This device will definitely be a part of my travel bag.
Reader Comments (1)
I saw a brilliant live demo from Michael in a meeting room of 8/10 people... Instant configuration, clear and powerful enough sound. Clear winner is nothing but true :-)